England international rugby union player
Rugby player
Paul Grayson in October 2009
Birth name Paul James Grayson Date of birth (1971-05-30 ) 30 May 1971 (age 53) Place of birth Chorley , Lancashire , England Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight 13 st 12 lb (88 kg) Occupation(s) Rugby coach Position(s)
Fly-half Years
Team
Apps
(Points) 1993–2005
Northampton Saints
259
(2784)
Correct as of 15 Sept 2017
Years
Team
Apps
(Points) 1995–2004
England
32
(400)
Correct as of 15 Sept 2017
Paul James Grayson , MBE Chorley , Lancashire ) is the former assistant head coach of
Northampton Saints rugby union club. He formerly played at fly-half for Northampton , for whom he was the all-time leading points scorer, and England . He is known as "Larry " or "Grase".
Prior to Northampton , he played for Preston Grasshoppers and Waterloo . Paul also had a spell at Accrington Stanley as a youth team player. Whilst at Northampton he started in the victorious 2000 Heineken Cup Final , kicking all 9 of Northampton's points as they defeated Munster .[ 1]
Grayson made his international debut against Western Samoa in December 1995. He was part of the 2003 Rugby World Cup winning England squad.
Northampton announced on 20 November 2012 that Grayson would be leaving the club by mutual consent.
Grayson has three sons, one of whom, James , is an established professional rugby player who plays for Northampton Saints . Joel is in the Northampton Saints EPDG youth setup and Ethan plays for Newcastle Falcons .
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